Stories about Armenia from November, 2007
Armenia: Rising Prices
The Armenian Libertarian-Socialist Movement takes a look at various theories in circulation to explain recent price rises in Armenia.
Armenia: Return of the King President
Levon Ter Petrosian, Opposition Rally, Liberty Square, Yerevan, Republic of Armenia Without a doubt, the most significant event this winter has been the return of the first president, Levon Ter...
Armenia: Rubberneckers
As it starts to turn cold, Raffi K at Life in Armenia ushers in the winter with a post that also comments on a planned rally by the country's first...
Russia: Tatarstan Warns Against Karabakh Independence
Window on Eurasia writes: “By recognizing Nagorno-Karabakh, Abkhazia, South Osetia or Transdniestria as independent, as many in Moscow are now urging, the Russian government would undermine the territorial integrity of...
Armenia: Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
With the presidential election only three months away, the Armenia Election Monitor 2008 says that attempts to disrupt opposition meetings might backfire. On the eve of one such rally to...
Armenia: Freedom of Assembly
The Armenian Observer posts one of two public service announcements aimed at informing citizens in Armenia about their rights when attending political rallies. The PSAs come three months before Armenians...
Caucasus: LGBT Conference
Unzipped: Gay Armenia has an exclusive interview with Christopher Atamian, President of the Armenian Gay & Lesbian Association of New York on the situation of the LGBT community in Armenia....
Armenia: Donor Fatigue
Raising concerns about corruption, Nazarian says he is unsure whether to donate to the annual telethon held in the Diaspora to raise funds for Armenia.
Armenia: First President to Respond
The Armenian Observer reports that Armenia's first president, Levon Ter Petrosian, will hold a rally on Friday to respond to critics of his time in power. Meanwhile, the Armenia Election...
Armenia: Rehumanizing the “Enemy”
Blogian quotes from a Turkish newspaper calling for the “‘rehumanization’ of Armenians by Turks and vice verse.” In particular, the Armenian blogger recounts how his Great Grandmother was saved during...
Armenia: Election Play
The Armenian Patchwork reports and posts photos on a series of theatrical plays which form part of civil society's preparations for the February presidential election in Armenia.
Armenia: Cheating Passengers
Life in Armenia accuses airlines flying to and from Armenia of cheating customers now that they've started quoting their prices in Euros instead of Dollars. Despite the difference in exchange...
Georgia: Media Doubts
Casting doubts over the reliability of the media in the South Caucasus, TOL Georgia says that an earlier report about one protester dying as a result of the clash in...
Turkey: Anti-Armenian Music Video
Unzipped reports that musicians in Turkey are currently on trial for uploading a music clip to YouTube glorifying the murder in Istanbul earlier this year of ethnic Armenian newspaper editor...
Armenia: Presidential Candidate
The Armenia Election Monitor 2008 reports that as expected, the ruling Republican party has nominated the prime minister as their candidate for the presidential election to be held on 19...
Armenia: Fugitive Minister
Blogian reminds its readers of the former Minister of Interior, Vano Siradeghian. Wanted by Interpol for masterminding numerous assassinations in Armenia under the former president, the fugitive still remains at...
Armenia: Presidential Election Monitor
Now that the date for Armenia's presidential election has been announced for 19 February, the Armenia Election Monitor 2008 blog rounds up the latest news and also posts a harrowing...
Georgia: Armenia Urges Political Solution
Oneworld Multimedia says that the Armenian Foreign Ministry has urged a “political solution” to the crisis in neighboring Georgia. As up to 90 percent of Armenian trade passes through Georgia,...
Russia: Stalin and the Kurds
Window on Eurasia writes about “the tangled history of Moscow’s involvement with the Kurds during World War II and in the last years of Stalin’s reign.”
Armenia: Winter
Armenia, the online journal of an American-Armenian volunteering in the country, says that the harsh winter is still something that few vulnerable families become acclimatized to.
Armenia: Cameraman Beaten
In the continuing saga of GALA TV, a regional TV station based in Armenia's second largest city of Gyumri, Unzipped reports that one of the station's cameramen has been beaten...
